"What's your favorite part:
cake, frosting or strawberries?"
"I pick... All of them!"
Posts under ‘food’
Haiku for Janie and a Friend Eating Cake
Different Strokes
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Darwin Bell on Flickr
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My husband Mark, I have to admit it, hates fish. And people fish evangelize him all the time. I used to too, in my pre-vegetarian days, when a trip to the aquarium would make me hungry. The problem, you see, is never that [...]
Just For Today Challenge: November 24, 2009
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catdancing on Flickr
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Last week, I asked you all to join the Just for Today Challenge with me, where we would all change one thing about our lives for just one day. I'll share what I did, and if you did something yourself, either share about it [...]
Haiku for my Favorite Bakery
Red velvet cupcake
luxuriates on my tongue
like the taste of sin.
Dinner Haiku Silliness
Gas, gas, gas, gas, gas.
Beans, beans, beans, too many beans
and roasted garlic.
Caring for Myself
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hyperbolic pants explosion on Flickr
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There's a picture of me somewhere, when my son was a few months old, sitting at the computer and uploading pictures of him to share. I got lots of advice to sleep when the baby slept. I was told by plenty of people [...]
If My Son Ruled the World
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go to /theworldsaddress/ instead on Flickr
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I was looking through Austen's school papers this week and found an exercise he had done describing what things would be like if he ruled the world. He had filled in blanks to complete several sentences, one of which read: "If I ruled [...]
If Your Child Doesn’t Just Eat…
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Proggie on Flickr
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I started my day off on Tuesday by reading Lisa Belkin's reflections on what she's learned in the eighteen years of parenting since her son's birth. I thought, "Wow, that was lovely and touching and resonated with me in so many ways, I can't wait to [...]
Not the First Step
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365bunnies on Flickr
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Today I went to an event that included a reception beforehand with light refreshments and crowds of people I didn't know. While years of recovery work has me better equipped to step outside my usual comfort zone, these situations remain challenging for my introverted self. [...]
